Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... the sacerdotal doctrine , declare that " sacrifice in its totality is the bark which carries one to heaven ” , and that the Brahminical teaching is the only means of DOCTRINES OF BUDDHA 33 salvation , Buddha denied the divine 32.
... the sacerdotal doctrine , declare that " sacrifice in its totality is the bark which carries one to heaven ” , and that the Brahminical teaching is the only means of DOCTRINES OF BUDDHA 33 salvation , Buddha denied the divine 32.
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... doctrines of love and content- ment which changed the entire current of Eastern thought . Having thus become the Buddha — the Enlightened -he started off to Benares " to establish the kingdom of righteousness , to give light to those ...
... doctrines of love and content- ment which changed the entire current of Eastern thought . Having thus become the Buddha — the Enlightened -he started off to Benares " to establish the kingdom of righteousness , to give light to those ...
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... doctrines of a purer and nobler faith . Benares again became the centre of religious activity in northern India with the appearance of the great Hindu reformer , Sankaracharya . It would be travel- ling beyond my province to enter into ...
... doctrines of a purer and nobler faith . Benares again became the centre of religious activity in northern India with the appearance of the great Hindu reformer , Sankaracharya . It would be travel- ling beyond my province to enter into ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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